Where was Them! filmed?
1954 film by Gordon Douglas
Them! (1954) was filmed in Mojave Desert, Palmdale and Los Angeles River, 3 places named in its Wikipedia article's Production section, in the United States. Wikidata itself records the shoot only as New Mexico. A sentence in an article is weaker evidence than a statement, and every claim on this page says which it is.
See them on the map → Wikipedia Source data
Places per Wikipedia's Production section
Wikipedia’s Production section names 3 places. A sentence in an article is weaker evidence than a Wikidata statement, so these are listed apart, never mixed into the statement list, and the claim links straight to where it came from.
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🏙 Towns & cities
Palmdale
🇺🇸 United States
city in Los Angeles County, California, United States
“The scenes set in the Chihuahuan Desert of southern New Mexico were actually filmed in the Mojave Desert near Palmdale, California.” Wikipedia
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🏞 Landscapes & nature
Mojave Desert
🇺🇸 United States
desert in southwestern United States
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🏞 Landscapes & nature
Los Angeles River
🇺🇸 United States
river in California, United States
“The entrance to the ants' final nest was filmed along the concrete spillways of the Los Angeles River, between the First and Seventh Street Bridges, east of downtown.” Wikipedia
Recorded only at country level
Wikidata also records this film as shot in New Mexico, without saying where. Those statements are true but unmappable — a pin in the middle of a country would claim something nobody wrote — so they are listed here instead of guessed at.
Filming locations that are mapped there: United States
Also shot in these places
Frequently asked questions
How many filming locations does Them! have?
No place recorded on Wikidata, but 3 places named in its Wikipedia article, labelled per Wikipedia.
Which other productions were filmed at the same places?
Chinatown (1974) and Volcano (1997), each listed on this page.
Where does this information come from?
Filming location statements on Wikidata, plus places named in the production's own Wikipedia article, which are labelled per Wikipedia. Nothing is scraped from listicles and nothing is generated.